Xiao Dezhang

Xiao Dezhang (1876-19 April 1957) was the last Head Eunuch of the Qing dynasty.

Biography
Xiao Dezhang was born in Jinghai, China in 1876, and he was taken into the imperial palace as a courtier in 1888 before becoming a eunuch in 1891. In 1912, he read Empress Dowager Longyu's official abdication from a scroll, bringing an end to the Qing dynasty; Xiao was the last Head Eunuch of the empire. He died in Tianjin in 1957 at the age of 81.